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Summary: Shakespeare strikes again
Review: It's gratifying to know that the Bard continues to be relevant even in some gothic future of vampires and werewolves. This is Romeo and Juliet writ in blood and gore. Good for the action and special effects, a little flat on the storyline. Nothing like the original - read R&J (even West Side Story would be richer).
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Summary: vampires rule the world
Review: I have read most of the reviews written about this movie and i would just like to say i think that this movie rules! it was well filmed and the acting was okay. the effects were amazing and i think the director did a wonderful job. as for the script, i found it very interesting. the topic of the death dealers vs. the lyken was a unique topic. The scenery was like the crow in that it was mostly dark. on the other hand it was like Blade because it had a lot of similar weaponry choices. i highly approve because it held stuck to most of the truths about vampires. all in all i thought it was an excently movie that will be added to my growing dvd collection and i highly recommend it!
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Summary: Decent Vampire Movie. Just not the best.
Review: When I first discovered of Underworld (via commercial previews etc.) I was quite iffy about seeing it. That's up until two friends of mine (who had seen the film a week prior to it's release in movie houses) stated that the film was a marvelous classic. Seeing the movie for myself, I was quite impressed with how well the developers managed creating the lykens/warewolves images, and the surroundings and screenplay of the film were gorgeous (especially for the film being low-budget developed) indeed a gothic feel. What flaws I found in the movie were it's dry storyline and repetitive battle sequences. The battles aren't anything to cry home about. Just the standard shoot, duck behind walls, and shoot some more sequences. There was a point in the film when the movie's heroine, Selene, get's chased down a hall by a ferocious lyken. To escape it's grasp, she shoots numerous bullet holes into the ground where she stood in a circle, with two handguns as, the floor collapsed. It's amazing how she at that point never needed to reload (hint.hint). There just wasn't enough hand-to-hand fighting (with exceptions of near the end of the movie). There was a scene near the movie's end where Selene sneaks up behind an enemy, kick them in the leg, then snaps their neck. It was an awesome scene, and it would have been a glory to see more of that type of hand-to-hand fighting implemented (Fans of hardcore hand-to-hand fighting Vampire flicks such as Blade may be disappointed). The ending also left the viewer clueless and wanting more. However, with all that said, Underworld is by no means a failure (especially not for a film that developed on a low-buget) the main problem I experienced was people trying to place the movie in the ranks of such classics as Blade and The Matrix. It's no Blade or Matrix, not even close, but it's still a film worth watching, especially on the big screen. I suppose Blade will hold me until this great vampire movie gets released on dvd and vhs.
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Summary: UNDERWORLD WAS NO DISAPPOINTMENT!
Review: UNDERWORLD was a fun and fast-paced movie. And that by itself in this day and age, is saying something. As long as I'm not staring at my watch during a movie - that's a good thing!
I think Len Wiseman did a commendable job for a first-time movie director.
This movie was full of action and eye-poping special effects. The cinematography and overall look and feel of the movie was awesome. Sure there could have been a myriad of things done better, but look for that in the sequel!
I knew right off that this movie was going to be enjoyable. The idea alone was a great concept. I for one will be going to see the next movie and read the next book.
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Summary: Terror and heart-breaking beauty
Review: Long-time fans of vampire movies will recognize, in Underworld, not so much a new development to the genre as a sleek elaboration of modern themes already familiar from Batman, The Matrix, Blade and the Anne Rice novels. Combining supernatural with high tech, fang teeth with martial arts, 17th century elegance with rock music, and ancient evil with sexy Goth costumes, these films are as modern as modern can be, and thus succeed in transporting us to a supernatural dream setting that is nonetheless intriguingly familiar.Add to this the mix of terror and heart-breaking beauty, as patented by Anne Rice. The film's center of gravity is undoubtedly the character of Selene, played superbly by Kate Beckinsale. No longer the doll-like persona of Pearl Harbor and Serendipity, Kate as the vampire princess is a deadly hunter tracking the Lycans (werewolves) in the subways and labyrinths of London. Her skill with handguns is obvious, as is her determination and reckless courage, yet throughout she retains the unaffected, vulnerable little-girl appeal that is accentuated rather than diminished by the sexy leather outfit. In the very few times she uses her hands (as in the final scene where she disables Lucien's bodyguards), she shows a kind of understated grace that is very much a Kate Beckinsale trademark. While I am obviously a Kate fan, her Selene persona was so darkly serious that putting in a wily charmer like Erika (Sophia Myles) to share a few scenes with her was, I think, a neat counterpoint. Likewise, against an overall plot depicting vicious killers caught in a maelstrom of revenge, you have one or two remarkably restrained scenes wherein Selene discovers conflicting new feelings. As in Romeo and Juliet, the viewer starts to worry about how Selene and her new-found love are going to survive. A worthy addition to the body of vampire lore!
I suppose the well-deserved popularity of Underworld invites its share of negative reviews by people who want to tell us more about their "high" standard of cinematic taste than about the movie itself. A pity. If you insist on comparing every wine to Petrus or Haut-Brion, you miss out on the simple joy of a cool Beaujolais on a summer's eve. And never for you the thrill of following Selene on a hunt through the bowels of the night!
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Summary: only a Vampire would bring fangs to a gun fight
Review: They took all the cool things about vampyres and werwolves and agresivly left them out. The funniest seen is when a group of vamps is peering into a dark corner trying to see if there is a wolf in their. Gee can't vampyres see in dim light? cant they fly or change forms (rats, wolves mist etc.)? arn't they wise and minipulative due to their long lives and experience? arn't they cruel, evil, almost demonic? I know that every vampyre movie has the right to rework the lore (dracula, blade, lost boys) but this movie never seems to get around to telling us exactly what these vampyres are or what powers they have. they seem completely non-supernatural and too lame matrix-y. I'm only metioning the vamps because the wolves were complete non-entities. I never understood what the point in being a wolf was because they never DID anything. They didn't seem tourtured, out of control, drunk with power, NOTHING! and their transformations were rediculuse: they took about fifteen minutes and always accured in dark corners (presumably so the vampyres couldn't see them). The biggest surprise was that a movie about vampyres and werewolves fighting would consists totaly of them driving around in cars shooting at each other. Can you imagine Dracula vs Francenstien, and all their doing is some lame matrix jump-kicks and shooting at each other?
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Summary: Awesome movie
Review: Nobody really does a vampire movie these days with a well written plot and good acting until now. It had good twists and people who enjoy vampire and werewolf fiction will enjoy this film.
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Summary: 90-something minutes I will never get back.
Review: Ever since "Serendipity", I admit to having harbored an unrequited love of Kate Beckinsdale (loved her, hated the film). "Underworld" cured me of my unrequited love, despite her latex/leather/lace outfits. I mean, geez Kate, did you lose a bet here or what?
I admit I didn't expect much of this, just a fun way to kill an evening, but this film is god-awful. EVERY SINGLE ACTOR in this movie is at best uninteresting and at worst incompetent. Scott Speedman should be bagging groceries somewhere. The writing is a hopeless melange of ideas and concepts that trip all over each other. Even the few ideas that are intriguing are just glanced at and set aside. Even the final fight between the (get this...) head vampire and the vamp/werewolf hybrid is dull, and ends anticlamactically. The only thing good about this movie is the end, not because the end saves the film, but it means the film is OVER. And the denoument is shameless in its obvious set-up for the inevitable bad sequel. A final note to the fanboys out there who give this travesty 4 and 5 stars... PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE REASON STUDIOS KEEP PUTTING OUT THIS GARBAGE! IF YOU DEMAND BETTER MOVIES, THEY WILL MAKE BETTER MOVIES.
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Summary: werewolfs and vampires collide in an epic battle to be #1
Review: action packed from beginning to end with great werewolf transformations and set pieces that deliver the goods. Kate Beckinsale(Serendipity, The Last Days Of Disco) is sexy and nicely deadly as Seline the vampire who falls in love with human turned werewolf/layken Michael, played superbly by Scott Speedman(Dark Blue, Duets). other supportees include the evil vampire Craven, a vampire elder(fogot his name but hes the dude whos head slip at the end), Erica(the blonde vamp chick), the black vampire(forgot his name too but he shouldnt of died), Lucien who rocked the space time continum and his effects and makeup work were outstanding and theres that big black dude werewolf(who at the end where he finds Lucien, who od'ed on silver bullets, seems so emotional and caring). all in all it was a great time in the theaters and it was loud with great rock music blended in. good atmosphere too.
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Summary: GREAT FILM!!!
Review: IT IS NOT AN OSCAR WINNING MOVIE, BUT WE ALL KNEW THAT BEFORE SEEING IT. SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE OTHERS TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY RATE THIS FILM WITH 2 OR 3 STARS ONLY.
IT IS A GREAT VAMPIRE MOVIE, ONE OF THE BEST IN MANY YEARS, WITH AN ORIGINAL STORY. KATE BECKINSALE DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB, AND THIS ROLE REALLY FITS HER!
I CAN NOT WAIT UNTILL THEY MAKE A SECOND PART (AND I CAN ONLY HOPE IT WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE).
AND WHEN THE DVD IS OUT, I WILL BE THERE THE VERY FIRST DAY TO ADD IT TO MY COLLECTION.
SASHA.
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